Tuesdays Blog here please………….
Up, down, to the left and to the right. No, this isn’t some new dance craze, but the reality of diving Out Stack, the most Northerly lump in the UK.
The dives were good, but remove the ferocity of the surge and the usual excellent (20m) visibility would have been restored. This is not diving for the faint hearted, yet not up there with dives you wish to end. Heads must be kept and excellent buoyance mainatined to ensure a safe and happy exit.
As is usual with such high energy sites, the marine life is diverse and plentiful. Kelp can act as a useful anchor in the shallows, but deeper in the gullies (>35m) where there is no kelp, keeping close to the walls helps as surge is still present.
We’ve taken shelter is Baltasound for the evening where there is a friendly pub up the road which serves beer brewed in the local Valhaller Brewery. The most northerly bus stop in the UK is just around the corner from the pub and well worth a visit. Check out it’s website in advance for the full experience and sign the visitors book when here.
Oh, posh tip of the day, my fianceé tells me tooth paste and washing up liquid is great for shining up sparkly diamonds after the assult from salt, talcum powder, baby location (enter here any other lube used!!!).
TTFN.
